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The regional impacts of coal mining in the West-Central Colorado are <br />addressed in the Bureau of Land Management's West-Central Colorado <br />Coal environmental impact statement, 1979. Site specific impacts of <br />the existing operations were discussed in the Environmental <br />Assessment prepared by OSMRE for the Munger Canyon mine in December <br />1982. <br />2. Alternatives <br />Alternative 1, Approval Without Conditions--The Assistant Secretary <br />for Land and Minerals Management may approve the mining plan, as <br />modified, in accordance with the recommendation of the Colorado MLRD. <br />Alternative 2, Disapproval--The Assistant Secretary for Land and <br />Minerals Management may dispprove the mining plan, as modified. This <br />alternative would have the same effect as taking no action and the Munger <br />Canyon mine would continue to operate under the terms and conditions of <br />the mining plan approved in December 1982. <br />Alternative 3, Approval With Conditions--The Assistant Secretary for <br />Land and Minerals Management may approve the mining plan, as modified, <br />with additional special Federal conditions beyond those attached to the <br />State permit by Colorado MLRD and the requirements of the mining plan <br />approval document. <br />3. Affected Environment <br />The description of the affected environment within its resource <br />